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May 16th, 2023
Feds OK Rules for Oral Fluids Drug Testing of Truck Drivers
The Final Rule says that employers may now choose to use either oral fluids or urine samples for any federally-required drug tests. Each methodology is accurate and now both are legally accepted. The choice of which methodology to use is up to the employer, not the employee. Oral fluids testing is a practical solution for roadside, post-crash and reasonable suspicion tests of truck drivers where timely access to a facility for collection of a urine sample may not be possible.
Blog, Regulations, Trucking Community
January 13th, 2023
PrePass Insider Newsletter – January 2023
The PrePass Insider newsletter is your monthly digest of trucking news and everything PrePass. Not subscribed to this newsletter? Subscribe now. Read about: New Trucking Regulations You Can Expect in 2023, FMCSA Seeks to Modify Emergency Exemptions, Get More Bypass Location Coverage with the PrePass App and more!
Blog, Regulations, Safety, Trucking Community
January 11th, 2023
FMCSA Seeks to Modify Emergency Exemptions
Existing federal regulations grant an automatic 30-day exemption from Federal Motor Carrier Safety Regulations to motor carriers and drivers providing direct assistance to emergency relief efforts. Relief efforts go into effect whenever the president, a state governor, or FMCSA declares an emergency. FMCSA is proposing to modify the relief automatically granted and the length of time those exemptions are available.
Blog, Regulations
January 5th, 2023
Homeland Security Further Extends REAL ID Deadline
The U.S. Department of Homeland Security announced a 24-month extension of the deadline for full enforcement of the REAL ID. The deadline had been May 3, 2023, less than five months away. Now full enforcement of the REAL ID will begin May 7, 2025. While a REAL ID is not necessary to simply drive on the highway, possessing a REAL ID opens more business opportunities for commercial drivers.
Blog, Regulations, Trucking Community
January 3rd, 2023
What to Expect with New Trucking Rules in 2023
A look at the U.S. Department of Transportation Significant Rulemaking Report coupled with new Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration and the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration efforts in 2022 leads to one conclusion: 2023 will be a very big year for trucking regulations! Here are the likely 2023 rulemakings and government actions by category.
Blog, Regulations, Safety, Trucking Community
December 27th, 2022
A Look Back at Trucking During 2022
At the beginning of 2022, the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration forecast several important rulemakings that did not come to full fruition. FMCSA would, according to the Fall 2021 edition of the Unified Regulatory Agenda, adopt regulations imposing time or mileage limits on the personal conveyance use of commercial motor vehicles, automatic emergency braking, and a re-examination of the Compliance, Safety, Accountability program the agency uses to evaluate motor carrier safety.
Blog, Regulations, Safety
November 10th, 2022
FMCSA to Evaluate Third-Party CDL Testing and Truck Driver Training
The Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration is asking for public feedback when it comes to the effectiveness of its entry-level driver training and third-party examiners regulations. Comments are due by Nov. 21, 2022.
Blog, Regulations, Safety
October 18th, 2022
Trucking Things to Know Now, Part 7: Federal Regulatory Updates
Whatever the political headlines of the day, federal agencies continue to add new trucking regulations, adopt new forms, and extend or discontinue previous waivers and exemptions. In this series, “Trucking Things to Know Now,” PrePass provides quick updates on regulatory developments, often with links to more information. Details about personal conveyance, COVID-19 waivers for trucking and pulsating brake lights on trucks.
Blog, Regulations, Safety
May 4th, 2022
FMCSA Reopening Truck Speed Limiter Rulemaking
The Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration has filed a Advance Notice of Supplemental Proposed Rulemaking, also called a Notice of Intent. This signals that the agency will develop a Supplemental Notice of Proposed Rulemaking, by reopening the speed limiter rulemaking from September 2016. Public comments to the ANSPR are due by June 3, 2022. The FMCSA ANSPR seeks public comments on a series of questions intended to help the agency develop its SNPRM.
Blog, Regulations, Safety
March 28th, 2022
The Pros and Cons of Truck Tolling by Plate
Tolling technology comes in two versions: toll by plate and toll by transponder. Both reduce delays and hassles of toll tickets and toll booths. However, toll by plate and toll by transponder accomplish collecting tolls very differently. And those differences can affect a motor carrier’s bottom line greatly. Read about this in the PrePass whitepaper “The Pros and Cons of Truck Tolling by Plate.”
Blog, Technology, Tolling
March 24th, 2022
Report: Trucker Drug Violations Move Higher
Data from the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration’s Drug and Alcohol Clearinghouse shows a 10.2% increase with 58,215 drug violations in 2021. Those violations include driver refusals to submit to a test, drug test failures, and actual knowledge of a drug violation. However, 82% of the total for last year is due to positive drug tests. By far the most frequent substance identified in the positive drug tests was marijuana, followed distantly by cocaine.
Blog, Regulations, Safety
March 21st, 2022
Trucking Things to Know Now, Part 4: Federal Regulatory Updates
The Federal Highway Administration recently issued a notice of proposed rulemaking to update regulations requiring states to certify the status of state law on the revocation or suspension of drug offenders’ driver’s licenses. The proposal seeks only to clarify existing law, but eight percent of a state’s federal highway funds are at stake. Money talks, so expect more attention to drugs and driving from the states.
Blog, Regulations, Safety